Question

This abolitionist was executed in 1859 after leading a failed attempt at armed slave insurrection at harper's ferry, virginia. 5) this is the movement of people into a new country or political unit, resulting in a change of personal, permanent residence. 7) this was a u.s. abolitionist who founded the north star. 8) this shoshone indian girl was an invaluable guide to lewis and clark on their trek west. 9) this is the historical term given to the people who inhabited north america prior to european colonization and after. 10) this was a belief that alcohol consumption should be controlled through moderation and abstinence.

Answer 1

The correct answer for the first question is John Brown

He was a famous abolitionist who led the insurrection at Harper's ferry. His idea was to help the slaves arm themselves and start a rebellion and stop being slaves. However, the United States marines quickly managed to solve this and arrested everyone, with Brown being charged with treason and executed because of the insurrection.

The correct answer for the second question is immigration

It is the concept in which a group of people from a different background go to another country to permanently stay there due to various reasons. Some want to evade poverty, some want to avoid religious persecution, some want to just change their place of residence for liking a country, some are fleeing from war torn areas, it differs.

The correct answer for the third question is Frederick Douglass

He was an African-American abolitionist who created the North Star, which was a newspaper that wrote about politics regarding abolition and slavery, and other similar things. Later, he changed the name to Frederick Douglass' newspaper after his papers merged with another company's papers at the time.

The correct answer for the fourth question is Sacagawea

She was a Lehmi Shoshone woman who was an invaluable guide to the Lewis and Clark expedition when they were exploring the area around Louisiana. With her help, they even managed to reach the pacific coast since she always helped as a mediator between the local native population and their expedition.

The correct answer for the fifth question is Native Americans

Although at first they were known as Indians because at first the Europeans believed that they had reached India. However, when they started realizing that they were wrong, they started calling them Native Americans. It is also possible to find the expression indigenous people of the Americas since indigenous means born to that Area.

The correct answer for the sixth question is Temperance

Temperance was very important for United States history because of the temperance movements that tried, and eventually managed to, create the period of prohibition. It was a christian belief that Alcohol is bad and poisons people and ruins families and similar things and that it should be banned completely.